Greater Sage-Grouse select nest sites to avoid visual predators but not olfactory predators

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-336

  Conover, Michael R ^a   Borgo, Jennifer S ^a   Dritz, Rebekah E ^a   Dinkins, Jonathan B ^a   Dahlgren, Davi D K ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Nest depredation; Nest site characteristics; Olfactory predators; Sage Grouse; Visual predators

Indexed keywords

AVES; CARNIVORA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; CORVUS CORAX; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; TAXIDEA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXUS;

EID: 77953470357     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090172     Document Type: Article

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